2010: And the War Came
"And the War Came"
On 13-15 October 2010, the Department of History, the Center for Civil War Research, and the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education hosted the 35th annual Porter L. Fortune, Jr. Sympoisum, "And the War Came." Held on the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's election and the secession crisis, this conference focused on the events and issues that led to secession and civil war.
Panelists considered a wide spectrum of topics, including slavery and abolition, antebellum sectionalism and economics, tensions over westward expansion, the crises of the 1850s, political parties and political leadership, among other important topics.
Keynote speaker is Lacy K. Ford, Jr., author of The Origins of Southern Radicalism: The South Carolina Upcountry, 1800-1860 and Deliver Us from Evil: The Slavery Question in the Old South, addressed the emergence of the paternalist defense of slavery.
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| 2010 | ||
| Wednesday, October 13th | ||
| 6:00 PM |
Opening of Conference / Keynote Address Lacy K. Ford, University of South Carolina Holman Auditorium 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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| 7:00 PM |
Conference Participants Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM |
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| Thursday, October 14th | ||
| 8:30 AM |
First Panel: A Decade of Turmoil John C. Waugh Butler Auditorium. Triplett Alumni House 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Second Panel: Southern Perspectives on Secession Lawrence T. McDonnell, Iowa State University Butler Auditorium. Triplett Alumni House 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Third Panel: Leadership in the Midst of Crisis Russell McClintock, St. Johns High School (Shrewsbury, Mass.) Butler Auditorium. Triplett Alumni House 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
Fourth Panel: Religion and Disunion April Holm, Eugene Lang College Butler Auditorium. Triplett Alumni House 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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| Friday, October 15th | ||
| 8:30 AM |
First Panel: Economics of Disunion Brian Schoen, Ohio University E.F. Yerby Conference Center 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
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| 10:30 AM |
Second Panel: Disputing the Founding Documents H. Robert Baker, Georgia State University E.F. Yerby Conference Center 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Third Panel: Territorial Expansion and National Schism Steven Woodworth, Texas Christian University E.F. Yerby Conference Center 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
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| 4:00 PM |
Fourth Panel: Sources of Friction Dwight Teeter, University of Tennessee E.F. Yerby Conference Center 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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